Broke!

[Force_of_Iron]

Ouch, poor thing. A beautiful piece of work.









Broke in a country auction several years ago. Once a fine dovetail. Complete at the start of the sale but broke with the tail missing an hour later.

One of many auction horror stories.

 

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[joshuaream]

And a mighty fine button base dove she must have been when whole.

 

[newnan man]

Wow, that would make you cry!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Dang!

 

[Force_of_Iron]

I get sad whenever I see it. It is a real tragedy when you see what was and then see it gone in a short space of time

Its the benefit and the curse of the country auction. You can find gems that no one knows anything about but those same people will throw things around because they don't know anything about it.

Its still nice as diminished as it is. Ill make it the centerpiece of a frame someday.

 

[GaRebel1861]

You can send it off to repaired,, I would.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

You can send it off to repaired,, I would.

I've never really considered that. With most things it is better to leave things in unrestored condition but with this you may have a point (yes that pun was intentional).

I've never seen a restored piece but my experience is that there are more doing restoration than can do it well. Who is capable of such work?

 

[Rookster]

It's a beauty.

 

[Tdog]

I've never seen a restored piece but my experience is that there are more doing restoration than can do it well. Who is capable of such work?

Lithic Art Restoration - Thornton Pyles aka Dr. Gomer...

https://www.facebook.com/Lithic-Art-Restoration-263462334080/

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Lithic Art Restoration - Thornton Pyles aka Dr. Gomer...

https://www.facebook.com/Lithic-Art-Restoration-263462334080/

That is amazing repair skill. I didn't know someone could do that sort of work.

 

[Force_of_Iron]

Lithic Art Restoration - Thornton Pyles aka Dr. Gomer...

https://www.facebook.com/Lithic-Art-Restoration-263462334080/

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